Youth Online: Safe & Strong 2025
Safer Internet Day 2025 is being observed worldwide, with a primary focus on promoting online safety, especially for young people. The event emphasizes creating a safe online environment and encourages positive interactions. Each year, the day highlights a different theme. In the U.K., the focus is on protecting individuals from
Cord Cutters Rise to 47% of US Internet Households
US Internet Households Shifting Away from Traditional Pay TV A growing number of US internet households are cutting the cord, with 56 million households, or 46%, now characterizing themselves as “cord cutters”. This trend is also seeing 12% of households, or “cord nevers”, who have never subscribed to traditional pay
Alibaba Tops Fortune’s Most Admired Chinese Internet Firm List
Alibaba Group Holding has been named the world’s most admired Chinese internet and retail company, according to the latest rankings by US business magazine Fortune, as the technology giant unveils an artificial intelligence (AI) model aimed at competing with China’s hottest start-up, DeepSeek. The Hangzhou-based company, owner of the South
Hackers Linked to Iran Targeted Top US Officials’ WhatsApp
Meta said Friday that it blocked a “small cluster” of WhatsApp accounts linked to an Iranian hacking group that was targeting officials associated with President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. The company said in a blog post that the bogus WhatsApp accounts appeared to originate from the Iranian
Texas Residents Oppose Amazon’s Drone Expansion Plans
On a recent weekday morning, John Case heard a familiar buzzing outside his quiet suburban home in College Station, Texas. He recognized it immediately as one of Amazon’s Prime Air drones, whizzing by on its delivery route to unload small packages of batteries, vitamins and dog treats. Case has lived
Venezuela President Maduro Imposes 10-Day Ban on X Amid Feud with Elon Musk
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro ordered a 10-day ban on social networking site X, cutting off locals’ access to the platform after a feud with Elon Musk. Maduro signed a decree ordering the Venezuelan telecommunications regulator to block X, citing the firm’s owner, Musk, for violating the rules of the social
Tech Industry Mourns Susan Wojcicki, Former YouTube CEO at 56
Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, who was also one of the most influential early Google employees, has died at the age of 56 according to posts shared online by her husband Dennis Troper and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Friday night. Wojcicki led YouTube for nearly ten years and was
Top 10 Largest Internet Outages in the First Half of 2023
This compilation from Downdetector unveils the ten most significant global Internet outages experienced in the current year.
Internet Safety: Tips and Best Practices
In this Internet Safety article, we will explore some key strategies to help protect ourselves and our personal information online.
